Being 8 is great ! ! !

Today was Dylan's birthday. He is now 8 years old. I've spent a lot of the day shaking my head in disbelief because that couldn't possibly be true...But somehow it is.

He wanted to go to lunch at Applebee's. So we went and he ordered a corndog basket with fries and a lemonade.

Of course he kept saying, "Take a picture mom...take a picture!!!"

For dessert he ordered the chocolate mousse, just because it sounded funny. He didn't like it though, no surprise. He's just not a chocolate fan.

But he did like the whipped cream!!

After Applebee's, we went to a Redbox where he got to choose his own movie, then off to speech where Matt, his therapist, was waiting with a birthday present. A BIG bag of Skittles and two boxes of Tim Tams from Pepperidge Farms. He shared a different way to eat them, for which we look forward to trying...

THANKS MATT ! ! ! ! ! ! !

We went to Grandma/pa Thurber's and had pizza for dinner. Then we sang to him...

Opening the long awaited loot...

He got a quad of scriptures with his name embossed on them, a baptism coloring book, the Juniors Giants 2 DVD, a book about Joseph Smith, (whose birthday is tomorrow, he missed that by one hour and 16 minutes...being born at 10:44 PM) and a whole new church outfit. Grandma and Grandpa Thurber gave him his cub scout book and his cub scout shirt.

Practicing his salute in his 'uniform'. He kept walking around with it on, in awe with how 'beautiful (his word not mine) it was.

We didn't quite get to everything because Jared was sick and had a trip to the doctors. Jared has a left ear infection, tonsillitis and the beginnings of bronchitis. Poor kid, didn't want to go to the doctors, he kept saying, "I not sick, no doctor. I not sick, NO DOCTOR...." It's alright though Dylan, we'll get the bowling in some time during holiday break ! ! !

Happy Birthday Dylan. I hope it was good for you and that you will look back with good memories of this day. I love you so much and am so thankful to be your mom ! ! ! ! !